(A) At the organizational meeting, the Board of Commissioners shall elect, from among its members, a Mayor Pro Tempore to serve at the pleasure of the Board.
(B) A member of the Board of Commissioners serving as Mayor Pro Tempore shall be entitled to vote on all matters and shall be considered a Board member for all purposes, including the determination of whether a quorum is present.
(C) During the absence of the Mayor, the Board may confer upon the Mayor Pro Tempore any of the powers and duties of the Mayor.
(D) If the Mayor should become physically or mentally incapable of performing the duties of his or her office, the Board of Commissioners may, by unanimous vote, declare that he or she is incapacitated and confer any of his or her powers and duties on the Mayor Pro Tempore.
(E) Upon the Mayor’s declaration that he or she is no longer incapacitated and with the concurrence of a majority of the Board of Commissioners, the Mayor shall resume the exercise of his or her powers and duties.
(F) In the event both the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tempore are absent from a meeting, the Board of Commissioners may elect, from its members, a temporary chairperson to preside in such absence.
(G.S. § 160A-70) (1988 Code, § 31.16)